Chapter 54
Chapter 54
Many Twitter users tweeted as such:
[I‘m wrong to have misjudged you. Please accept my apology!]
(Boss Jordan, are you looking for a sister? I wanna be your sister!)
(I can be your stepmom.)
[I don‘t have to be your relative. I‘ll carry your shoes and follow you around. You don‘t have to pay me either; just toss m e some unwanted diamonds.]
Charmine languidly lied on her sofa, seemingly unperturbed a s she read the financial segment in the newspaper. A big bottle of Coke was placed on the coffee table in front of her, with a long straw extended to her mouth.
“Everyone is flattering you on Twitter, hoping you‘d write a few words to them,” Eric began. “Do you want to post anything?”
“Twitter? Oh, right.” Charmine took a long sip before she picked up her phone and posted a tweet.
Out of curiosity, Eric clicked onto her page. In an instant, his face stiffened. A line of words sat quietly on Charmine‘s page: – (Julian Cabell, have you eaten sh*t yet?)
‘Have you eaten sh*t yet...‘
Instead of taking this opportunity to befriend her supporters, she posted...this?! How badly did she want Julian to eat sh*t anyway? Alas, Charmine was just being Charmine; one should not count on her too much.
Eric changed the subject and said, “Jordan Senior called in earlier, asking you to go home. What do you think?”
“How could I say no to such an interesting drama?” Charmine smirked.
At the Jordan Mansion, members of the family gathered in the living room.
Senior Drake Jordan slammed his hands on the table and roared, “Amelia Jordan, how could you do such a thing?!”
“As a part of the Jordan family, how shameless are you to seduce Diamond Prince Simon? You bring shame to me and the family. Do you know that everyone in Burlington is laughing at us right now?”,
“Grandpa, it‘s all Charmine‘s fault. She tricked me! If she‘s Gray Diamond Empire‘s owner, why didn‘t she tell me earlier and stopped me from hosting that press conference?!” Amelia stood her ground as she tried to reason with him.
“How dare you!” Drake was so furious that he grabbed the teacup from the table and threw it at her head. “Did you ask for her permission before publishing the photo? You were the one who posted the photo while, all the while, you tried to seduce the Diamond Prince and blamed it all on her. You deserve everything coming your way, even if she wants to kill
you!”
“Argh!” Amelia‘s forehead bled from the wound caused by the impact of the smashed teacup against her forehead.
She covered her wound with her hand and angrily barked,“ Grandpa, are you insane? Charmine is just an adopted daughter, and I‘m your actual granddaughter! Why do you keep siding with her?”
“Me? Siding with her? You’re not sorry for what you did, are you?!” Drake seethed in rage as he called on the butler,“ Hobson, please enforce the family punishment.”
The Jordan family‘s family punishment was thirty whippings. The whip had thorns on it, and upon contact, the skin would b e damaged and leave permanent scars.
Lily Granger– Amelia‘s mother–instantly rushed toward Amelia and stood before her, shielding her as she begged,“ Dad, please calm down! Though ignorant, Amelia is still young .....I‘ll teach her a lesson. Tiffany, please help to speak for Amelia. Your Grandpa really likes you. Do you want to see Amelia getting whipped?” ,
Although Tiffany enjoyed her kind–hearted persona, she knew how serious this was and did not want to get involved.
Yet, Lily called out her name...
She had no choice but to step up. “Amelia, hurry up and apologize to Grandpa. You did make a mistake this time.”
“I made a mistake? All of you think it‘s all my fault, but do you realize how evil Charmine is? When we bumped into her earlier today and told her about the press conference, she didn‘t even explain to us nor did she try to stop us. She‘s just evil and wants to ruin my reputation!
“Also, after so many years of raising her, she didn‘t even tell u s when she had the diamond mine. Instead of giving it to the Jordan family, she kept it all to herself without giving us a single penny! Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.
“Why are you all defending a heartless and ungrateful woman like her? She‘s just an adopted child, and she‘s not worth your pity!” Amelia raged on and on.
Though everyone else in the living room frowned a little, they cared more about the diamond mine profits compared to the rumors.
Since Charmine was an adopted child of the Jordan family, the diamond mine should also belong to the Jordan family, right?